Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

सर्वतीर्थेषु यत्पुण्यं सर्वक्षेत्रेषु यत्फलम् । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति धर्मारण्यस्य सेवनात्

Transliteration

sarvatīrtheṣu yatpuṇyaṃ sarvakṣetreṣu yatphalam | tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti dharmāraṇyasya sevanāt

Translation

Welches Verdienst in allen Tīrthas und welche Frucht in allen heiligen Kṣetras liegt—eben diese Frucht erlangt man durch den Dienst an Dharmāraṇya.

Word by Word

• सर्वतीर्थेषु: in all pilgrimage places
• सर्वतीर्थेषु: Adhikarana (Location/domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Sambandha (Correlative marker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धे—यत्...तत्

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (Predicate-noun in relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वक्षेत्रेषु: in all sacred fields
• सर्वक्षेत्रेषु: Adhikarana (Location/domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Sambandha (Correlative marker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धे—यत्...तत्

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karta (Predicate-noun in relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• फलम्: fruit
• फलम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्-विशेष्य (apposition)

• समवाप्नोति: attains fully
• समवाप्नोति: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु) उपसर्गौ सम्+अव-
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• धर्मारण्यस्य: of Dharmāraṇya
• धर्मारण्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + अरण्य (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• सेवनात्: from serving/visiting
• सेवनात्: Apadana (Cause/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Brahmā (continued context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (addressed) son/putra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim stands at the threshold of Dharmāraṇya offering reverence; behind him appear faint vignettes of many famous tīrthas (rivers, peaks, temples) converging as streams of light into the forest-kshetra, symbolizing ‘all-tīrtha merit’ gathered into one place.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya
• Tīrtha
• Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A single supremely sanctified kṣetra can bestow the combined merit of many pilgrimages when approached with service and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is explicitly glorified as equal in fruit to all tīrthas and kṣetras.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sevanā—devotional visitation, attendance, and service of Dharmāraṇya—is recommended.